Database/Skin Conditioning/Withania Somnifera Root Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Withania Somnifera Root Powder natural?

Yes. Ashwagandha root powder is whole dried plant material, no synthetic processing involved.

INCI nameWithania Somnifera Root Powder
CAS90147-43-6
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced by drying and grinding Withania somnifera roots.…

How we scored it

Dried ground root powder, unmodified botanical = 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Produced by drying and grinding Withania somnifera roots. No synthetic feedstock is used.

In plain English

Powdered ashwagandha root, made by drying and grinding the root of the Withania somnifera plant. Used in skincare for its traditional skin-conditioning benefits.

CosIng definition: Withania Somnifera Root Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground roots of the Winter-cherry, Withania somnifera L., Solanaceae

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2WITHANIA SOMNIFERA ROOT POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3WITHANIA SOMNIFERA ROOT POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=WITHANIA%20SOMNIFERA%20ROOT%20POWDER